Blues category: 910 books
Jazz in Short Measures
Jazz History in 10 “Lectures” with Selected Cd Recommendations
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2001
Derived from years of teaching in the classroom and online, Dr. Lewis Rosengarten's Jazz in Short Measures offers a refreshingly succint yet thorough presenation of the struggles, styles and achievements in Jazz in a series of ten essential lectures. The history of Jazz is recovered from a variety...
by Melody Rose
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Find interesting and historical facts about artists, songs and their social surroundings while writing or singing their hit songs. Artists from the '50's - '70's are explored: Isley Brothers, Walker Brothers, Supertramp, Donna Summers, Fleetwood Mac, Dean Martin, Toto, and more.
by Nathaniel Mackey
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
**A new volume of the singular, ongoing, great American jazz novel **
Nathaniel Mackey’s Late Arcade opens in Los Angeles. A musician known only as N. writes the first of a series of letters to the enigmatic Angel of Dust. N.’s jazz sextet, Molimo m’Atet, has just rehearsed a new tune:...
Fashion and Jazz
Dress, Identity and Subcultural Improvisation
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
Born in the late 19th century, jazz gained mainstream popularity during a volatile period of racial segregation and gender inequality. It was in these adverse conditions that jazz performers discovered the power of dress as a visual tool used to defy mainstream societal constructs, shaping a new fashion...
¡Caliente!
Una historia del jazz latino
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 3, 2012
El carácter universal del jazz latino se manifiesta en la diversificación de sus repertorios. La importancia de este género de la música popular se aprecia por la influencia del Caribe y de Latinoamérica en todos los ámbitos de la cultura. Delannoy hace un registro de los músicos y las corrientes...
Convergencias
Encuentros y desencuentros en el jazz latino
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Delannoy aborda el desarrollo del jazz en el mundo latino. Lo hace destacando sobre todo el punto de vista humano, emociones, culturas, sin perder de vista en ningún momento su propia experiencia. La obra refleja los el carácter cosmopolita del autor, que refleja diferentes perspectivas y una grandísima...
by Christian Howes
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
World Famous jazz violinist Christian Howes shows you everything you need to start jamming on electric violin! Everything from the basics to his personal secrets, Christian Howes shares how to begin to rock out on your violin. Learn what gear is a must have! From amplifiers to pickups, you will find...
Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism
Music, "Race," and Intellectuals in France, 1918-1945
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Jeremy F. Lane’s Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism is a bold challenge to the existing homogenous picture of the reception of American jazz in world-war era France. Lane’s book closely examines the reception of jazz among French-speaking intellectuals between 1918 and 1945 and is the first study...
Jazz/Not Jazz
The Music and Its Boundaries
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
What is jazz? What is gained—and what is lost—when various communities close ranks around a particular definition of this quintessentially American music? Jazz/Not Jazz explores some of the musicians, concepts, places, and practices which, while deeply connected to established jazz institutions...
People Get Ready
The Future of Jazz Is Now!
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
In People Get Ready, musicians, scholars, and journalists write about jazz since 1965, the year that Curtis Mayfield composed the famous civil rights anthem that gives this collection its title. The contributors emphasize how the political consciousness that infused jazz in the 1960s and early 1970s...
by Al Stevens
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
teach yourself... Jazz Piano Comping guides you as you learn basic accompaniment chording.
This book is for entry-level and experienced pianists who want to move into the realm of jazz and standards accompaniment and big band playing.
With the knowledge you learn in this book and a disciplined...
by Paul Abrahams
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
My approach is clear and systematic with 78 illustrations. Scales lead to chords and the chords link into sequences. The object is to solo through a jazz standard with a full understanding of scales, modes and chord symbols. We will cover the following topics:
The circle of 5thsTurnaroundsThe...
Dorian Guitar Licks
10 Original Smooth Jazz Licks with Audio & Video
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
10 original smooth jazz guitar licks from the Dorian mode in tablature and notation for the progressing guitarist at intermediate level and above.
53 bars of music over 10 licks (average lick length 5.3 bars)
Video at full speed & Audio at full & half speed (Downloadable)
Backing...
Life Lessons from the Horn
Essays On Jazz, Originality and Being a Working Musician
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Life Lessons from the Horn is collection of compelling essays revealing saxophonist Sam Newsome’s unique insights as an artist, educator, and jazz musician of the 21st Century. Mr. Newsome, who teaches jazz studies at LIU Brooklyn, brings to each chapter, decades of experience of as an important...